Ike picked up the pace

Iaconelli picked up the pace a bit more in the last hour. I didn’t know that was possible. Now he’s keeping his PFD on, rather than taking it on and...

Monroe culls 15-ouncers with 2-pounders

Ish Monroe continues to cull and significantly. He’s now got those two 15-ounce bass off his scorecard and replaced them with a 2-9 and a 2-7. He’s up to 12-11...

Ish’s word of the day

I’ve been the photographer on Ish Monroe this afternoon, along with my driver Bill Olson. Ish is leading the afternoon group, with 12-11, though he’s really only competing against Jonathon...

A lot to like

There is a lot to like about this format. Three hours is a short time, with no minutes to waste. That puts these guys on another level pressure wise. It...

Ike, Ish leading at the halfway point

Ish Monroe and Mike Iaconelli have significant but unsafe leads at the halfway point of the afternoon session. Monroe just made a nice cull, trading a 15-ounce bass for a...

Monroe, first man with a limit

Ish Monroe is now culling after landing his fifth keeper at 1:38. However, Monroe has plenty to cull in his 8-pound, 2-ounce total. They include two 15-ouncers, a 1-7 and...

No. 3 for Ike

Ike just added his third. He set the hook from the front of the deck and ran to the back where he almost knocked over Ben Oliver, BASS cameraman and...

Ike on two

We are in one of the bigger arms or bays in the lake. Like I said earlier, Ike is setting a furious pace, going from one spot to the next....

Ish flips up a 3-pounder

Ish Monroe is following what has emerged as the dominant pattern of the day, fishing boat docks. And it paid off with a 3-pound, 3-ounce largemouth at 1:15 p.m Monroe...

Ike’s furious pace

As we expected, Ike is going at a furious pace this afternoon. He’s making a few casts at key spots, the half on plane, half off plane speeds to the...